Device pog secttbjng name-plates and the like



H. M. BELLOWS.

DEVI CE FOR SECURING NAME PLATES AND THE LIKE.

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-S FATE o i it DEVICE FOR SECURING NAME-PLATES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat t d S t 2 1919 Application filed January 2, 1917. Serial No. 140,048.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HowARb'M. Bnmows, a citizen of the United States residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices for Securing Name-Plates and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the type of name plate in which the securing devlce is on the back of the name plate and the name plate secured in position by forcing the securing device into a hole or socket by pressure on the front of the name plate.

The object of the present invention is to provide a strong securing means also.

I adapted, when the article is painted or lacquered to prepare the seat of engagement of the securing means.

The invention is embodied in the construction herein shown and described and then finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a central sectional view through a wall having a hole and a name plate and its securing member, the name plate and its securin member being shown as resting over the iole'in position to be pressed into its final place. I

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the name plate pressed into secured position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device looking at the lower side of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section like Fig. 2 of a'modification.

In the views 5 designates the wall which i may be that of an automobile radiator, piece of furniture or any artlcle to which it is desired to secure a name plate. The wall is made with a suitable hole as seen at 6.

7 designates the name plate which is shown to be of a diameter larger than the hole so as to cover the same.

The securing member consists of a ring or plate of sheet metal annularly bent as shown and secured at its inner portion by solderin or otherwise to the rear or lower side of t e name plate. The'securing member is formed by annularly bending it so as to form two zones 10 and 11 standing at an angle to each other with the concave side o'f i the'ring facing the name plate. The diameter of the securing'ring is made less than that of the name plate but normally of slightly larger diameter than the hole it is to occuiy. The inner zone 10 is deeply corrugate or ribbed so as to stiifcn it. The outer zone 11 is also corrugated so that it is stiifened n its body portion. The rim of the zone 11 is thus also made wavy or jagged and takes a firm hold on the seat it is to engage. Y Such a corrugated, jagged or waved applied to the name plate to enter the hole 6 provided for it as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. When pressed into position as shown in Fig. 2 the outer edge of the securmg member grips the walls forming the hole with great tenacity, even if .the wall be of metal and the hole of the ordinary boring or punching. My ex erience has been that when properly made t e name plate can only be removed by a virtual destruction of the securing member.

In Fig. 4 a countersink in the wall is provided to receive the name plate. In such a construction the name plate will be still more'diflicult to remove because a prying instrument can not be conveniently pressed under its rim.

What I claim is:

The combination with a name plate of means for securin the same to an orifice consisting of a-resi ient radially-corrugated ring-li-ke member secured-to the name plate and inclined toward the same, said ring-like member bein of slightly greater diameter than the ori co to be engagedand adapted to be circumferentially sprung into rim engagement therewith.

HOWARD M. BELLOWS. 

